Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has secured the contract to design Hangzhou International Sports Centre – a project which will include a 60,000-seat football stadium, 19,000-seat arena and an aquatics centre. Located within the Chinese city’s Future Science and Technology Cultural Distric

By SportsBusiness.com CFG Bank has acquired naming rights to the revamped Baltimore Arena, which is scheduled to open in February 2023. CFG Bank, which is headquartered in Baltimore, agreed to the multi-year deal with Oak View Group, which is overseeing the project. As part of the dea

By Jim Yeager ASM Global has appointed Kimberly Weedmark of Universal Studios Hollywood as the new general manager for the Los Angeles Convention Center. Weedmark, who brings a wealth of experience to the LA venue, has worked in the LA convention space for over two decades. Los Angele

By R.V. Baugus We are a couple of months late to this retirement party, but want to wish Jody Ulich, Convention & Cultural Services Director at City of Sacramento, all the very best in her next exciting chapter of life. The retirement actually happened in August and from here we

By Convention South Georgia International Convention Center executive director Mercedes Miller was recently inducted into the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc., Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter. Awarding her efforts in the City of College Park, Miller oversees the Gateway Center